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U.S. says China not abusing anti-monopoly law

30/07/2011

BEIJING, July 25 (Reuters) - China has not misused its anti-monopoly law as a trade barrier, a senior U.S. official said on Monday, brushing aside some of the criticism that Beijing has used it to unfairly block the expansion of global firms in the country.

Safeguard duty on key chemical to impact rubber industry

27/07/2011

NEW DELHI: Margins of tyre and rubber industry will take a hit after India has deciding to impose steep safeguard duties on a key chemical used in processing despite protests from the European Union and the US. The safeguard duty on the chemical (PX-13) is aimed at protecting the domestic industry against a surge in imports causing losses. It will be levied at 30% of the imported value in the first year and 25% in the second year, as per a notification. India is largest producer of the chemical.

EU plans to impose tax on Chinese leather shoes

27/07/2011

Beijing, July 26: The European Commission is planning to impose a provisional tax on imported Chinese leather shoes, despite disagreement about the move among member states.

Chinese company uses L. A. port to avoid Brazilian anti-dumping tariffs

27/07/2011

Brazilian newspaper Estado de Sao Paulo revealed documents from Chinese company Sun Falcon International Inc. offering triangulation scheme through L.A. port, the busiest container port in the U.S., to avoid Brazilian anti-dumping tariffs.

Russia ready to lift EU vegetable import ban - chief sanitary doctor

25/07/2011

Russia's sanitary watchdog Rospotrebnadzor is ready to totally lift a ban on import of vegetables from Europe if there are no cases of the E'Coli infections registered, Russia's chief sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko said on Sunday.

Clinton urges Indonesia to reduce trade barriers

25/07/2011

NUSA DUA, Indonesia: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday urged Indonesia to cut tariffs, saying trade between the two countries lagged behind others in Southeast Asia.

Vietnam hauls in WTO win on shrimp duties

25/07/2011

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam has come out top in a legal wrangle with the world’s largest economy over shrimp import anti-dumping tariffs.

South Korea Cancels anti-dumping on China's Titanium Dioxide

25/07/2011

According to Yonhap News Agency on July 21, 2011, South Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy has decided to cancel anti-dumping (AD) measures on titanium dioxide imported from China.